Pilch is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Pilch
No. of characters: 5
Origin: United States
Meaning: The name means in Polish the dormouse and neighboring animals. It is also found in English where as Pilcher it evokes a merchant of fur seals (meaning to be the same in Polish).

How popular is Pilch?

Pilch is common in United States.

Pilch is ranked 39382 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Pilchs plummeted by 1.220657 per cent to 1052 since 2000 and slipped by 1440 spots and ranked at 23978. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 97.24 97.18
Hispanic or Latino 1.43 1.03
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.57 0.47
Black 0.48 0
Pilch is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Poland which signifies that it is originated from Poland. Around 12443 people have been found who wears Pilch as their family name. Pilch is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
11,392 Slovakia3
67,494 South Africa3
21,529 Singapore2
5,589 Sudan1
165,773 Belarus1
91,024 Belgium1
25,746 Finland1
118,015 Netherlands1
11,923 Slovenia1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
28,564 Switzerland36
42,407 Sweden22
73,929 Spain21
353,279 Russia19
14,048 Ireland16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
12,775 Israel82
92,589 Brazil79
31,862 Australia71
85,668 Italy56
Countries with hundreds of Pilch:
19,380 Germany538
5,416 Czech Republic325
22,078 England231
47,714 France208
6,872 Austria183
25,888 Canada133
Countries with thousands of Pilch:
438 Poland9,070
23,302 United States1,338
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Pilch Namesakes

  • Adalbert Pilch, Artist
  • Lydia Dean Pilcher, Film producer
  • Robin Pilcher, Author
  • Lydia Dean Pilcher, Film producer
  • Fuller Pilch, Cricket Player
  • Jerzy Pilch, Writer
  • J. L. Pilcher, U.S. representative
  • J. L. Pilcher, U.S. representative
  • Rosamunde Pilcher, Writer
  • Rosamunde Pilcher, Writer
  • Ellen J. Pilch, from 2014 drama and horror movie Victimized, who portrayed Mrs. Gloria Higgins.

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